The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Advocating for Social Justice: Standing Up for Rights and Freedoms Nonprofit organizations often lead the charge in advocating for social justice, engaging communities in conversations about pressing issues that affect fundamental rights and freedoms. Our voices matter. Our truths matter. Our presence matters.”

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2017

For nonprofits interested in engaging supporters in online advocacy, this is especially true. So what is a nonprofit supposed to do when trying to activate supporters around a critically important issue to their cause? Congress makes laws. WWF educated people about the issue in advance of COP21.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 14, 2015

However, as we look deeper into the issues that impact our country, perhaps they should. Would your organization be more effective if certain laws or regulations were amended, added, or stricken from the books? The last few years have highlighted the importance of the nonprofit sector’s proactive involvement in advocacy.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. ” California’s New Smartphone Kill Switch Law. The problem this new law addresses is that last year an estimated 3.1

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

I have clients that have mobilized entire communities and Facebook groups around advocacy and around, especially for people that are in very niche communities, like, rare diseases or communities that have a lot of stigma where they need like a private group, so they can have a safe space to talk. Amy DeVita, TopNonprofits : Yeah.

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Media Cause

APRIL 13, 2023

And for nonprofits, that skepticism may feel heightened due to issues like data privacy, transparency, and diving into new tools. TikTok has pushed us to use the voices of real people and influencers that are part of the communities we work with—something we need to do more of. How can my organization reach our target audience better?

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Everyaction

JANUARY 24, 2018

Healthier Colorado is a nonprofit working to elevate the voices of Coloradans in the public policy process, ensuring healthier standards of living across the state’s diverse communities. We started out in response to local funders who saw an opportunity for more advocacy at the state level. How did Healthier Colorado get its start?

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sgEngage

APRIL 22, 2021

For those of us in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) space, Earth Day is an important moment to consider our role in environmental sustainability, and ensure that we don’t respond to real needs with “greenwashing” or empty messages – especially if we are responsible for reporting on our company’s progress on these issues.

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

Read time: 9 minutes We work across a range of issue spaces at M+R, including immigration, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, criminal legal system reform, affordable housing, and countless others. to consider the following questions: Who needs to hear more about the advocacy work for a given issue?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Sites includes Wikipedia , Reddit , BoingBoing , and Global Voices are “going dark” and will black out the Global Voices Advocacy site for 12 hours on January 18 beginning at 8 am. Global Voices has issued a statement explaining why they are supporting this Internet strike. How the Strike Works.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

Since then he has authored several books and has become a voice for change in the nonprofit sector. Challenge unconstitutional laws targeted at the sector. “Our sector does have an extremely proficient and hard-working national advocacy organization: Independent Sector. Organize ourselves, our friends, and colleagues.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

But it’s also important that your organization communicates with a clear credible and compelling voice, that you communicate with consistently at all points of contact. A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. And engagement can happen in all kinds of different areas.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

It is such a large issue and people I think often feel paralysis and overwhelm. Governor Schwarzenegger signed the California State Divestment Bill into law, and from there Adam took the campaign nationally. It's a really interesting cross-generational mix of people who have taken this issue to heart. JG: Absolutely.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

There's a long fight ahead, but for issues that stir you, one simple, positive thing you can do today is give - your time, money, voice, or attention - because so many organizations need your urgent support. Legal Advocacy. Southern Poverty Law Center. Lakota People's Law Project. LGBTQ Rights. Healthcare.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

That’s why, in our third installment of the best-of-Twitter blog series , we’re excited to highlight some of the nonprofit champions working tirelessly this election cycle to advocate for global and grassroots issues that directly impact us each day. League of Women Voters ( @LWV ). Rock the Vote ( @RockTheVote ). Voto Latino ( @votolatino ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

These issues and the nonprofits listed below will be at the forefront of my activism this year as well as the recipients of 10% of my webinar income (more than $10,000 donated thus far!) Vital Voices :: @ VitalVoices. Vital Voices works with extraordinary women leaders accelerating peace and prosperity in their communities.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The law banned people in prison from accessing Pell Grants to help cover the cost of college tuition. Panel participants discussed how some of the organizing principles and lessons learned from the Pell campaign could shape advocacy efforts moving forward. This ended up causing more harm to people, families, and communities.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

So the best ways to engage gen Z are to give them a voice, we’ll talk more about that, but making sure that they have opportunities to, you know, give their own ideas and speak their voice. we were in advocacy organization, so we had to think very carefully about the rules about what a C3 can do in an advocacy space.

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